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Child labor rises as Palestinian children lose faith in learning

By Matern Boeselager Special to The Daily Star Saturday, November 21, 2009 Listen to the Article - Powered by BEIRUT: Palestinian children in the camps of Lebanon are losing faith in the value of an education, with record...

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Tunisia: Country At Arab Conference On Family Violence in Beirut

Tunisia recently took part in the Arab conference on family violence held on November 18 to 19, 2009 in the Lebanese capital, under the theme "a secure society, a stable family ", at the headquarters of the United Nations...

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Lebanese pilgrims head for Mecca with luggage, wishes, prayers

BEIRUT/ SIDON: Departure lounges at the Rafik Hariri International AirportRafik Hariri International Airport are bustling with activity as hundreds of pilgrims begin their journey to the holy city of Mecca. The pilgrims are all...

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French UNIFIL soldier wounded while clearing mines

By Mohammed Zaatari Daily Star staff Thursday, November 19, 2009 Listen to the Article - Powered by BEIRUT: A French soldier of the UN Interim Force (UNIFIL) in Lebanon was severely injured by an anti-personnel mine explosion...

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Body found in Lebanon hunt for kidnapped journalist Alec Collet after 23 years

British investigators are hopeful that a body recovered from the eastern Bekaa Valley could be the remains of Alec Collett, a British journalist who was kidnapped and executed by a Palestinian group in 1986 during Lebanon’s...

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UNFIL soldier injured in landmine explosion

NOW’s correspondent in South Lebanon reported on Wednesday that a French UNIFIL soldier was injured by a landmine while conducting demining operations near the town of Aita al-Shaab. The soldier was transported by a UNFIL...

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Ain al-Hilweh offers best Independence Day deals

SIDON: Military suits for children and Lebanese flags filled the stores of the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp on Tuesday in preparation for Lebanon’s Independence Day, marked on November 22. “In addition to the money I...

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Free heating for all as deluge deposits driftwood

By Mohammed Zaatari Daily Star staff Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Listen to the Article - Powered by SIDON: The storm that hit Lebanon during the past days seemed to be destructive, but the locals of Sidon and the Bekaa found it...

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Lebanon must rise to Copenhagen summit

BEIRUT: With the Copenhagen summit on climate change less than a month away, environmental activists warned Lebanon’s new government on Sunday that it cannot sit by while larger nations debate global warming policy. With high...

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Chadi : Lebanon

100 of $2,500 raised. Started raising funds on Nov 14, 2009 Chadi is a 31-year-old man who lives in Saida in southern Lebanon with his wife and their two children. Chadi has been working as a furniture painter since 1989. He...

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